Opportunity Information: Apply for NEAPS1902
The NEA Creative Placemaking Technical Assistance, FY2020 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NEAPS1902; CFDA 45.024) is a discretionary National Endowment for the Arts program offering support through a cooperative agreement to build a stronger, more practical technical assistance system for creative placemaking efforts nationwide. Creative placemaking, as framed by the NEA, is about integrating arts and culture into community development work in ways that produce tangible local outcomes, including economic, physical, and social improvements. The core idea is that arts organizations and artists should be active partners alongside other community sectors rather than operating separately, with the arts helping to shape strategies and solutions in areas like economic development, education and youth, health, housing, transportation, workforce development, public safety, agriculture and food systems, and environment and energy.
This opportunity grows out of the NEA's Our Town program, which has been the main federal vehicle for funding creative placemaking for roughly a decade. Through that experience, the NEA found that many Our Town grantees did not just need grant dollars; they also needed hands-on, practical help while implementing projects on the ground. In response, the NEA launched an Our Town Technical Assistance Pilot Program in 2016 that provided targeted assistance to a smaller set of grantees. The FY2020 opportunity reflects a decision to expand beyond that pilot and create a more robust, larger-scale technical assistance program that can reach more communities.
The planned Creative Placemaking Technical Assistance Program is meant to serve multiple audiences at once: communities that are thinking about applying to Our Town in the future, communities that already have Our Town awards and need support during implementation, and other communities pursuing creative placemaking even if they are not currently tied to an Our Town grant. A central delivery method described in the solicitation is the convening of short-term technical assistance institutes. These institutes are intended to bring together expert practitioners with teams of local leaders, creating a structured environment where communities can get direct guidance, problem-solve implementation challenges, strengthen cross-sector partnerships, and improve the likelihood that arts-integrated community development projects lead to measurable results.
From an administrative and eligibility standpoint, the award will be made as a cooperative agreement, which generally signals that the NEA expects to have substantial involvement during the period of performance compared with a standard grant. The cooperative agreement is scheduled to start no earlier than January 1, 2020 and may run for up to 24 months. The solicitation also limits submissions to one proposal per organization, meaning an applicant must consolidate its approach into a single, comprehensive proposal rather than submitting multiple competing concepts.
Eligible applicants are broad and include various levels of government (state, county, city/township, and special districts), independent school districts, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that nonprofit category). The stated award ceiling is $500,000. The original closing date for applications was July 29, 2019, and the opportunity was created on May 29, 2019. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as an effort to professionalize and scale the "how-to" support behind creative placemaking, not just fund individual projects, by building a structured technical assistance system that helps communities plan, coordinate, and execute arts-driven community development work more effectively.Apply for NEAPS1902
- The National Endowment for the Arts in the arts sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NEA Creative Placemaking Technical Assistance, FY2020" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 45.024.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2019-05-29.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-07-29. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): NEA Creative Placemaking Technical Assistance, FY2020
1) What is the NEA Creative Placemaking Technical Assistance, FY2020 opportunity?
It is a discretionary National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funding opportunity that supports the creation of a stronger, more practical national technical assistance system for creative placemaking efforts. The award is made through a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant.
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number and CFDA number for this program?
Funding Opportunity Number: NEAPS1902. CFDA: 45.024.
3) What does the NEA mean by "creative placemaking" in this solicitation?
Creative placemaking, as framed here, is the integration of arts and culture into community development work to achieve tangible local outcomes. Those outcomes can include economic, physical, and social improvements in a community.
4) What kinds of community outcomes is creative placemaking intended to support?
The opportunity describes outcomes such as economic, physical, and social improvements. It also notes that arts and culture can help shape strategies and solutions in areas including economic development, education and youth, health, housing, transportation, workforce development, public safety, agriculture and food systems, and environment and energy.
5) How does this opportunity relate to the NEA's Our Town program?
The opportunity grows out of the NEA's experience administering Our Town, which has served as a primary federal vehicle for funding creative placemaking for roughly a decade. The NEA found that many Our Town grantees needed practical, hands-on help during implementation in addition to funding.
6) What was the Our Town Technical Assistance Pilot Program, and why does it matter here?
In 2016, the NEA launched an Our Town Technical Assistance Pilot Program to provide targeted assistance to a smaller set of grantees. The FY2020 opportunity reflects an expansion beyond that pilot toward a larger-scale, more robust technical assistance program that can reach more communities.
7) What is the main purpose of the planned Creative Placemaking Technical Assistance Program?
The purpose is to professionalize and scale the "how-to" support behind creative placemaking by building a structured technical assistance system. The emphasis is on helping communities plan, coordinate, and execute arts-driven community development work more effectively, rather than simply funding individual projects.
8) Who is the technical assistance intended to serve?
The solicitation describes multiple intended audiences: (1) communities considering applying to Our Town in the future, (2) communities that already have Our Town awards and need support during implementation, and (3) other communities pursuing creative placemaking even if they are not currently tied to an Our Town grant.
9) What delivery method is specifically described for providing technical assistance?
A central delivery method described is the convening of short-term technical assistance institutes. These institutes are intended to connect expert practitioners with teams of local leaders in a structured setting.
10) What are the short-term technical assistance institutes expected to accomplish?
The institutes are intended to provide direct guidance to communities, help them problem-solve implementation challenges, strengthen cross-sector partnerships, and improve the likelihood that arts-integrated community development projects lead to measurable results.
11) What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement generally indicates that the NEA expects to have substantial involvement during the period of performance, compared with a standard grant.
12) When is the cooperative agreement expected to start, and how long can it last?
The cooperative agreement is scheduled to start no earlier than January 1, 2020, and it may run for up to 24 months.
13) What is the maximum award amount?
The stated award ceiling is $500,000.
14) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include state, county, and city/township governments; special districts; independent school districts; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; and nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that nonprofit category).
15) Are nonprofit organizations eligible, and are there any exceptions noted?
Yes, nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status are eligible. The solicitation specifies an exclusion: higher education institutions are not included within that nonprofit category (even though higher education institutions are listed as eligible separately).
16) How many proposals may an organization submit?
The solicitation limits submissions to one proposal per organization, meaning applicants must consolidate their approach into a single comprehensive proposal rather than submitting multiple competing concepts.
17) What was the application closing date listed for this opportunity?
The original closing date for applications was July 29, 2019.
18) When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on May 29, 2019.
19) Is this opportunity mainly about funding local projects directly?
Based on the description provided, the opportunity is best understood as focused on building and scaling a structured technical assistance system. The intent is to strengthen the practical support that helps communities implement arts-integrated community development work, rather than simply awarding funds for individual local projects.
20) What is the core partnership concept emphasized in this opportunity?
The core idea is that arts organizations and artists should be active partners alongside other community sectors, not operating separately. The arts are positioned as a contributor to community development strategies and solutions across multiple policy and practice areas.
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